Hamilton sneaks by Vettel to win U.S. Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel leads the field into the first turn of the U.S. Grand Prix, which took place Sunday in Austin before 117,429.

Sebastian Vettel leads the field into the first turn of the U.S....

AUSTIN - Lewis Hamilton, who spent much of the past week expressing his joy that Formula One racing was returning to U.S. soil, answered the start of Sunday's U.S. Grand Prix with an American flag painted atop his helmet.

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